Mapowo Surname
Approximately 65 people bear this surname
Mapowo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 42 | 1:367,577 | 34,250 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
Mapowo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mapowo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mapowo occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Mapowo.
How Common Is The Last Name Mapowo? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,372,517th most frequent family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 112,116,091 people. Mapowo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mapowo reside; 66 percent reside in Southern Africa and 66 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 42 people, or 1 in 367,577. In Zimbabwe Mapowo is mostly concentrated in: Mashonaland West Province, where 62 percent reside, Harare Province, where 19 percent reside and Mashonaland East Province, where 14 percent reside. Besides Zimbabwe Mapowo exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 32 percent reside and Cameroon, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maphowo | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mapawo | 83 | 38 | / |
| Mapuwo | 83 | 34 | / |
| Mapowa | 83 | 29 | / |
| Mepowo | 83 | 4 | / |
| Mapobo | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mapewo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mopowo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Maposvo | 77 | 51 | / |
| Mapobou | 77 | 13 | / |
| Mapfuwo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maphowa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mapawoh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mapawou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mapeewo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mapewoh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mopowou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mappavoo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mapfouwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mapoubou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maipouwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maphoswa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mapawa | 67 | 146 | / |
| Mapuwa | 67 | 141 | / |
| Mapewa | 67 | 16 | / |
| Mopowa | 67 | 12 | / |
| Mapova | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mapoba | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mopobo | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mapowo
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis